Lyor Cohen In The News

Can AI-driven A&R transform the music business?

This patented tech can predict the potential success of new and unknown songs, says HITLAB

YouTube says it paid the music industry over $3bn last year – equivalent to 20% of its annual ad revenue. Is that good?

On balance, YouTube looks likely to have just become the global music industry's second biggest streaming partner

Lyor Cohen: The record industry’s intense focus on data is becoming a problem

Exec was speaking at YouTube Music event celebrating 45 years of Hip Hop

Veteran radio promoter Billy Burrs joins The Syndicate as SVP of Artist Development & Global Commerce

Burrs helped break the likes of The Strokes, Foo Fighters and others during his 15 years as SVP Rock Music at RCA

Spotify veteran Will Hope exits to join YouTube as Head of Artist Marketing, EMEA

Exec was previously Spotify's Head of Artist Marketing, UK & International

Mr Eazi’s talent incubator emPawa Africa launches second phase of funding and mentoring program

Mentors include Diplo, afrobeats producers E. Kelly, Juls and GuiltyBeatz, South African rapper Kwesta and others

YouTube to support artists from Nigeria via new emerging talent initiative

Investment will enable artists to shoot videos, record music and get mentoring

Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody passes 1 billion views on YouTube

Track becomes first pre-1990’s video to reach 1bn views on the platform